Sports and entertainment venue developer Tim Leiweke doesn’t ask for public money when he sets out on designing a project.
The CEO of Los Angeles-based Oak View Group, who aspires to bring the NBA to Las Vegas, said Thursday he is more comfortable approaching state or local elected officials without such a request.
“I think it helps when you walk into a room and say to them, ‘I do not need your money,’” Leiweke said during a discussion of the 2023 Perspective, which is hosted by the Las Vegas Global Economic Alliance (LVGEA).
It wasn’t lost on the 800 attendees that Leiweke’s remarks came less than 24 hours after state lawmakers sent legislation to Gov. Joe Lombardo that will provide up to $380 million in public money to fund a $1.5 billion stadium on the Strip for the Oakland A’s to relocate to Las Vegas.
